Youth in Vapy and Khongsedon Districts face limited access to vocational training and employment opportunities, resulting in poverty, unemployment and migration. The project addresses these challenges through vocational skills training, entrepreneurship support, and institutional capacity strengthening to promote sustainable livelihoods and local economic development.
01.09.2026 – 31.05.2030
Vapy and Kongxedon district, Salavan province
Solidaritätsdienst International (SODI)
The economic living conditions of ethnic minority households in 8 villages in 2 districts in Salavan province, which previously depended exclusively on subsistence farming, will be sustainably improved.
Vocational and on-the-job training for youth
Financial literacy and digital marketing training
Waste management awareness
Entrepreneur exchange visits
Starter kits for 40 youth-led businesses
Leadership, facilitation, and group management training
Rural youth gain vocational and entrepreneurship skills and establish sustainable, youth-led enterprises, resulting in 40 businesses that improve livelihoods and increase household incomes for over 7,795 people, supported by strengthened local networks and PCDA capacity.
Improved livelihoods and strengthened rural economic resilience contribute to sustainable poverty reduction and long-term economic development in Salavan Province.
Progressive Community Development Association
157/11 Xangkhou Village, Saythany District, Vientiane, Lao P.D.R
Phone: +856-20-59888476
Email: info@pcda-lao.org
